Feliz BB/GIDP ratio

by jonk on Apr 30, 2008 1:42 AM EDT

Right now he is slightly over 1 (woo hoo) with a 7:6 BB/GIDP ratio. This is a pretty decent indicatior of patience. Patience comes in many forms, but it is very important with a runner on base. This is akin to hooking up with a girl and getting to first base with her. The last thing you want to do is to GIDP, if you know what I mean and I think you all do. Alas, they don't call him Pete Happy for nothing.

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For comparison

Carlos Ruiz is currently sporting a BB:GIDP ratio of under one (3:4). Last season he was at 42:17, or 2.47.
Pat Burrell’s ratio is at 21 (21:1). His best year (2007) was 114:10, or 11.4.
Ryan Howard is at 17.0. In his MVP season his ratio was 15.4.
Jimmy Rollins only managed 4.45 last season. Somehow he grounded into 11 DPs, despite being a fast top-of-the-order guy.

Oh, and Barry Bonds 2004: 46.4 (232:5).

by phatj on Apr 30, 2008 10:57 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Jimmy and Victorino both grounded into a surprising number of DPs last season. I guess the happy way to think about this is that they obviously hit the ball hard…

by dajafi on Apr 30, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

You don’t want to be too patient with the girl either, she might come to her senses eventually…

by Neduol Caz on Apr 30, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Take it from a Giants fan, Pete Happy is very frustrating. The guy will swing at anything. Do you miss Rowand?

Armando B.: "It's not my fault"

by M. IVIE on Apr 30, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply reply 0 recs

No.

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Apr 30, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply reply 0 recs

Pete moves from 3rd to 1st better than anybody. He went from being tied for 3rd in GIDPs to being tied for 1st with David Ortiz. 7 walks now to 8 GIDPs. Sadly, he missed his shot for the hat trick tonight with Dobbs PH for him. DAMN YOU CHARLIE!

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on May 1, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs

Let’s take a look at this another way:

Feliz:
19 hits
8 GIDP
7 walks

That is 26 times on base, 8 times removing someone else from being on base. If we remove the extra runners from his times on base we get:

26-8 = 18 total times on base

91 ABs + 7 walks = 98 PAs

18/98 = .184

So, if we discount the other runner that we lose by his GIDP, then his effective OBP is .184. Not a perfect stat, but extremely telling. I feel bad for Feliz. I am sure he wants to perform as well as he can. It is the stupid Phillies who thought he’d be better.

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on May 1, 2008 3:19 AM EDT reply reply 0 recs